SS7G6 & SS7G7

Front

The removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming.

Back

Desalination

Front

Small groups of nomadic people in Arabia.

Back

Bedoins

Front

A fertile spot in a desert where water is found.

Back

Oasis

Front

Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants.

Back

Scarcity

Front

The contamination of streams, rivers, lakes, oceans, or groundwater with substances produced through human activities.

Back

Water Pollution

Front

What Middle Eastern country does NOT claim ownership over the Jordan River?

Back

Afghanistan

Front

Where are most crops grown in the Middle East?

Back

Near freshwater sources

Front

Why is having a freshwater source important in the Middle East?

Back

Drinking water and Irrigation

Front

What natural resource is there not enough of in the Middle East?

Back

Water

Front

Dams built along rivers have caused problems for people living further downstream because

Back

less water comes down river to those people once the dam is built